Pocket Monsters (2019) Speculation Thread

[Mew29240]

If Iris does come back, the only things I would change about her current lineup would be to exclude Emolga and add an Altaria and Dragpult to her team.

 

[PsychoLogical]

If Iris does come back, the only things I would change about her current lineup would be to exclude Emolga and add an Altaria and Dragpult to her team.

Er I don't think she would know about Galar in any way, last time we saw her was in Johto chasing Rayquaza. So more likely she'd be in Hoenn with likely ofc Altaria and maybe Flygon or Salamence cause why not.

 

[Mew29240]

Er I don't think she would know about Galar in any way, last time we saw her was in Johto chasing Rayquaza. So more likely she'd be in Hoenn with likely ofc Altaria and maybe Flygon or Salamence cause why not.

Fair enough. Though if they're going to bring her back, might as well have Ash and Iris reunite in Galar. Maybe she went to train under Raihan or something.

 

[Leonhart]

If Iris does come back, the only things I would change about her current lineup would be to exclude Emolga and add an Altaria and Dragpult to her team.

Emonga was arguably one of her most interesting Pokemon, so I'd like to see her again. If any of her Pokemon should be dropped, it should be Doryuzu. He had little personality, and Iris could simply explain his disappearance by saying that she left him at the Village of Dragons or with Shaga.

 

[Red and Blue]

Except that’s really not an equal thing because if Go got an Eevee that doesn’t evolve it doesn’t really effect him that much sense he can alwaus get another Eevee that will evolve especially considering the amount of captures he gets.

While if Ash’s gets an Eevee that doesn’t evolve it basically means that Ash won’t get any of the Eeveelutions which is Eevee’s main gimmick.

If Ash and Go both get Eevee then there is no reason for Ash to basically get the Eevee that doesn’t evolve just to screw him out of getting any of the Eeveelutions.

When you literally have a character that is not effected by an Eevee that doesn’t evolve as he can just get more and it can even be used to provide character development for him.




I’m not seeing how any of those characters owning those Pokémon would somehow prevent Ash from owning those Pokémon when it’s not like those characters are going to be showing up in every episode.

So if Ash did get any of those Pokémon they could easily distinguish them.

But does Ash really need any Eeveelution though? I don't think he does. Even if evolving is it's main gimmick Eevee is still popular and recognizable in it's base stage. That's why it was one of three unevolved Pokemon that got a GMAX form

And that could be the reason they decide to let Ash's Eevee remain unevolved

 

[Master Pikachu 11]

I'd hate to see her personality change since I actually liked that she made snide remarks about Satoshi. To this day I'll never quite understand why her pointing out Satoshi's flaws was seen as a bad thing when we viewers do it all the time.

I would actually like to see Iris return as it has been a while since we last seen her. I think it would be great to see them battle again too.

As long as I don’t see another Salamence being used in an antagonistic way then fine by me.

Well I wouldn’t mind if Ash caught a Salamance since then it won’t be used or treated as an antagonist. I think it would be an interesting second dragon for him to own.

 

[PsychoLogical]

But does Ash really need any Eeveelution though? I don't think he does. Even if evolving is it's main gimmick Eevee is still popular and recognizable in it's base stage. That's why it was one of three unevolved Pokemon that got a GMAX form

And that could be the reason they decide to let Ash's Eevee remain unevolved

But do we REALLY need to see Ash catching and then not evolving a capture again for this series? This isn't gym challenging. It's the PWC. Where you're going to need strong firepower and trainers using fully evolved mons and likely even Legendaries as Ash climbs, Pikachu is literally the sole exception for this. It's either have him use an eeveelution or not have him get an Eevee at all. No one is interested in seeing Ash use unevolved mons that aren't Pikachu in the PWC nor do people want to see that.

 

[Red and Blue]

But do we REALLY need to see Ash catching and then not evolving a capture again for this series? This isn't gym challenging. It's the PWC. Where you're going to need strong firepower and trainers using fully evolved mons and likely even Legendaries as Ash climbs, Pikachu is literally the sole exception for this. It's either have him use an eeveelution or not have him get an Eevee at all. No one is interested in seeing Ash use unevolved mons that aren't Pikachu in the PWC nor does people want to see that.

What about Bulbasaur and Squirtle?

 

[PsychoLogical]

What about Bulbasaur and Squirtle?

People want them see them return, not so much on wanting to see them in action. Whenever people talk about wanting action from his reserves, the first ones in mind for most of them are the fully evolved ones like Greninja, Charizard, Incineroar, and Sceptile. Except for Gible which they want to see return to evolve all the way to a Garchomp.

 

[Red and Blue]

People want them see them return, not so much on wanting to see them in action. Whenever people talk about wanting action from his reserves, the first ones in mind for most of them are the fully evolved ones like Greninja, Charizard, Incineroar, and Sceptile. Except for Gible which they want to see return to evolve all the way to a Garchomp.

I'm sure there are plenty of fans who want to see Ash use Squirtle and Bulbasaur in battles again. They will probably get their share of battles if they return along with Charizard

 

[ibelinssj]

All I wanna point out is that in the second image, all of Ash's mons are in a line, as well as Go's Galar starters are beside him in a line too, with Grookey in between.

Grookey might be caught by Go after all.

The 3 Galars starters will always be in a line. It doesn't mean Go will catch them all, especially as it is still in Scorbunny form, unlike Lucario/Sirfetch'd.

The way I see it, it can be divided into 6 subgroups:
1. Mascot
2. Lead Protagonist
3. Galar Starters
4. Go's Pokemons
5. Other Recurring Pokemons
6. Ash's Pokemons

I say Goh will end up with Eevee but that doesn’t mean that Ash can’t still catch it as an Espeon or Umbreon,

There is only 1 room for secret pokemon based on the picture.

'm not counting Mimey

But in anime canon, Mimey belong to Ash. It has always been refered so in Japanese media.

One thing’s for sure tho is that his next capture will likely be another old gen capture. As for the region where Ash capture #5 will be from, I have high bets on Johto, Hoenn, and Unova.

Considering there will only be one room for secret pokemon, if Ash do not catch Grookey, the secret pokemon won't be old gen because that would left Ash with only 1 Galar pokemon.

 

[ShadowForce720]

The 3 Galars starters will always be in a line. It doesn't mean Go will catch them all, especially as it is still in Scorbunny form, unlike Lucario/Sirfetch'd.

The way I see it, it can be divided into 6 subgroups:
1. Mascot
2. Lead Protagonist
3. Galar Starters
4. Go's Pokemons
5. Other Recurring Pokemons
6. Ash's Pokemons

There is only 1 room for secret pokemon based on the picture.

But in anime canon, Mimey belong to Ash. It has always been refered so in Japanese media.

Considering there will only be one room for secret pokemon, if Ash do not catch Grookey, the secret pokemon won't be old gen because that would left Ash with only 1 Galar pokemon.

I think your misunderstanding something here given the pacing of Ash’s captures and the fact that they specifically went out of their way to have Ash say he wants to catch loads more Pokémon.

It’s pretty likely that Ash is going to get more then 5 or 6 Pokémon. So the mystery slot could easily be a past gen mon.

 

[Zoruagible]

What about Bulbasaur and Squirtle?

They're fine, Ash already owns them.
Ash getting an Eevee that refuses to evolve would just be insulting, especially as it wasn't that long ago we were stuck with Rowlet
He should get an Eeveelution while Go gets the non-evolver for much needed character growth

 

[WaterShuriken]

What was the ep where he said it was his fav again? I’ve been trying to remember for quite a while but still can’t get it in my mind.

I'm pretty sure it was the ep when IIima (Lima?) turns up. Either that or when Gladion first appears and they're looking at his Umbreon

I've seen that comment around but no one can ever give a precise answer. I'd be really interested if Ash really said that Espeon is his favorite.

 

[Leonhart]

And considering Ash utilizing Dark moves ain't a problem no more and Eeveelutions have diverse movesets anyways, I'd say it is 50/50 odds on Ash's Eevee turning into Umbreon or Espeon

I'd prefer neither since I dislike both Eifie and Blacky. At this point, the writers might as well give Satoshi a Nymphia since it's extremely marketable and it's inevitable that Satoshi would have a Fairy-type eventually if Barrierd doesn't count as part of his team.

 

[nickdt]

Espeon always felt like the Eeveelution that Ash should have gotten, and that is probably to do with Gary having Umbreon in OS. Obviously that doesn't matter now, but it's the same with Gengar and Riolu, who you felt Ash should have gotten way back in the OS or DP for various reasons, and now he has them. Also Ash did state in SM that Espeon was his favourite. Though I don't know if that was just the dub.

That's why I've always wanted Ash to have one.

People read to much into that episode
Jolteon - Sophocles - Electric specialist
Vaporeon - Lana - Water specialist
Flareon - Kiawe - Fire Specialist
Glaceon - Lillie - Ice Specialist
Leafeon - Mallow - Grass specialist
Sylveon - Associated with Serena
Umbreon - associated with both Gladion and Gary

While May also has a Glaceon, she isn't associated with it, since her other Pokemon (Especially Skitty and Blaziken are more well known than her Glaceon).
This automatically leaves Espeon for Ash.

However, if they go the speculated popularity route this sage, if Ash is getting an Eeveelution, its either gonna be Umbreon or Sylveon, since they are the most popular Eeveelutions (With Umbreon being the most popular of the 2).

 

[dman_dustin]

People read to much into that episode
.

First off no, Ash is allowed to have any Eeveelution be his favorite even if someone else chooses a similar one, in no way does Ash have to conform to the options that haven't been chosen yet (assuming he chose last)

Secondly that whole Ash likes Espeon the most is fake news. No one has ever produced evidence of it, and a few months ago when I researched it someone was spouting this information. When that person was called out for proof, the person got extremely defensive and basically boiled down calling the other person the equivalent of a lazy loser or something.

Kind of like this:

Person A: Did you know Espeon is Ash's favorite Eeveelution
Person B: Where is this information from?
Person A: Why don't you look yourself, jeez, it's not that hard, stop harassing me! (something like that, it's been a few months)

Person A was NOT at all credible, and I have yet to see any proof otherwise.

 

[nickdt]

First off no, Ash is allowed to have any Eeveelution be his favorite even if someone else chooses a similar one, in no way does Ash have to conform to the options that haven't been chosen yet (assuming he chose last)

Secondly that whole Ash likes Espeon the most is fake news. No one has ever produced evidence of it, and a few months ago when I researched it someone was spouting this information. When that person was called out for proof, the person got extremely defensive and basically boiled down calling the other person the equivalent of a lazy loser or something.

Kind of like this:

Person A: Did you know Espeon is Ash's favorite Eeveelution
Person B: Where is this information from?
Person A: Why don't you look yourself, jeez, it's not that hard, stop harassing me! (something like that, it's been a few months)

Person A was NOT at all credible, and I have yet to see any proof otherwise.

In this context, Espeon was the only one left for Ash. If we would have gotten an Psychic type Specialist over lets say Kiawe, he would have said Flareon.

 

[ibelinssj]

have Ash say he wants to catch loads more Pokémon.

When did he say that?

 

[charinija]

I dont think Ash get eevee this series. İn future evee gets rock , ground or new type's evolution. Then Ash will get these type Eevee.